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Bach, Schübler and Leipzig Chorales
Johann Sebastian Bach

Kare Nordstoga

Bach, Schübler and Leipzig Chorales

Price: € 28.95
Format: SACD
Label: Lawo Classics
UPC: 7090020180588
Catnr: LWC 1056
Release date: 11 February 2014
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Label
Lawo Classics
UPC
7090020180588
Catalogue number
LWC 1056
Release date
11 February 2014
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About the album

Bach on the Silbermann cathedral organ in Arlesheim, Switzerland, performed by Oslo Cathedral organist Kåre Nordstoga.

The second and third discs in the series featuring Bach’s complete organ works were recorded in Arlesheim Cathedral. The organ was originally built by Andreas Silbermann, brother of the more famous organ builder, Gottfried Silbermann. The cathedral’s acoustics are superb, and although the organ has been rebuilt over the years, it still has the unique warmth and clarity of sound that was the hallmark of the baroque masters. On the first of the two CDs we find all of Bach’s transcriptions for organ. Three of them are Bach’s arrangements of violin concertos by Antonio Vivaldi, and the two others were originally written by Prince Johann Ernst of Saxe-Weimar. He died at age twenty-one and is perhaps best remembered by music historians because Bach, while he was organist at the ducal court in Weimar, transcribed the compositions for organ and cembalo.

Bach auf der Silbermann Orgel der Kathedrale in Arlesheim Schweiz.
Gespielt von Kåre Nordstoga, Organist der Osloer Kathedrale.

Artist(s)

Kåre Nordstoga (organ)

Kåre Nordstoga is considered to be one of the foremost concert organists in Europe. He made his debut in 1978 in Oslo Cathedral, where he became Assistant Organist in 1984, and taught for a time at the Norwegian Academy of Music before becoming the cathedral’s full-time Organist in 1994. Nordstoga has released several solo recordings and has participated in a number of releases. As a highly valued accompanist and soloist, he regularly collaborates with some of Norway’s best-known musicians, and is invited to give solo performances on the largest and most renowned organs in Europe. In 2016 Nordstoga was appointed by His Majesty The King of Norway as a Knight (first class) of the Royal Norwegian Order of St Olaf...
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Kåre Nordstoga is considered to be one of the foremost concert organists in Europe. He made his debut in 1978 in Oslo Cathedral, where he became Assistant Organist in 1984, and taught for a time at the Norwegian Academy of Music before becoming the cathedral’s full-time Organist in 1994. Nordstoga has released several solo recordings and has participated in a number of releases. As a highly valued accompanist and soloist, he regularly collaborates with some of Norway’s best-known musicians, and is invited to give solo performances on the largest and most renowned organs in Europe. In 2016 Nordstoga was appointed by His Majesty The King of Norway as a Knight (first class) of the Royal Norwegian Order of St Olaf for his contribution to Norwegian church music.

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Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He enriched established German styles through his skill in counterpoint, harmonic and motivic organisation, and the adaptation of rhythms, forms, and textures from abroad, particularly from Italy and France. Bach's compositions include the Brandenburg Concertos, the Goldberg Variations, the Mass in B minor, two Passions, and hundreds of cantatas. His music is revered for its technical command, artistic beauty, and intellectual depth.  Bach's abilities as an organist were highly respected during his lifetime, although he was not widely recognised as a great composer until a revival of interest in and performances of his music in the first half of the 19th century. He is now generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time.  
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Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He enriched established German styles through his skill in counterpoint, harmonic and motivic organisation, and the adaptation of rhythms, forms, and textures from abroad, particularly from Italy and France. Bach's compositions include the Brandenburg Concertos, the Goldberg Variations, the Mass in B minor, two Passions, and hundreds of cantatas. His music is revered for its technical command, artistic beauty, and intellectual depth.

Bach's abilities as an organist were highly respected during his lifetime, although he was not widely recognised as a great composer until a revival of interest in and performances of his music in the first half of the 19th century. He is now generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time.


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Disc #1
01.
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645
04:32
02.
Wo soll ich fliehen hin, BWV 646
01:59
03.
Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten, BWV 647
04:31
04.
Meine Seele erhebt den Herren, BWV 648
02:35
05.
Ach bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 649
02:43
06.
Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter auf Erden, BWV 650
03:24
07.
Komm, Heiliger Geist, BWV 651
06:39
08.
Komm, Heiliger Geist, BWV 652
10:25
09.
An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653
04:44
10.
Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 654
07:22
11.
Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend, BWV 655
03:56
12.
O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig, BWV 656
08:26
13.
Nun danket alle Gott, BWV 657
04:25
14.
Von Gott will ich nicht lassen, BWV 658
04:49

Disc #2
01.
Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659
04:48
02.
Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland, BWV 660
02:53
03.
Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland, BWV 661
02:59
04.
Allein Gott in der Höh' sei Ehr, BWV 662
08:06
05.
Allein Gott in der Höh' sei Ehr, BWV 663
06:40
06.
Allein Gott in der Höh' sei Ehr, BWV 664
05:31
07.
Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, BWV 665
04:40
08.
Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, BWV 666
03:35
09.
Komm, Gott, Schöpfer, Heiliger Geist, BWV 667
02:26
10.
Vor deinen Thron tret' ich hiermit, BWV 668
05:02
11.
Von Himmel hoch, da komm ich her, BWV 769, Variatio 1
01:37
12.
Von Himmel hoch, da komm ich her, BWV 769, Variatio 2
01:29
13.
Von Himmel hoch, da komm ich her, BWV 769, Variatio 3
02:48
14.
Von Himmel hoch, da komm ich her, BWV 769, Variatio 4
03:54
15.
Von Himmel hoch, da komm ich her, BWV 769, Variatio 5
03:53
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